Region
national
Phase
Ongoing
Partners
2 partners
Abstract
Orange initiative, in collaboration with the local technical universities and industry partners, aimed at supporting researchers, startups, and companies in pre-testing their 5G-based solutions through two laboratories located in Bucharest, Iași and one to be launched soon in Cluj-Napoca. The Orange 5G Labs include technologies that will be available in the commercial network in the future, but in the present can only be tested in a sandbox environment. The Labs architecture is based on a private 5G Standalone (SA) network with radio access nodes distributed in partner technical universities and extended in key areas for experimentation. The 5G network is linked with a state-of-the-art transport network and edge computing facility to host the most demanding use cases. Moreover, the Labs offer access to a wide range of 5G and IoT end-user devices, allowing for prototyping and testing in diverse conditions. The Cluj-Napoca 5G Lab will be a joint venture with a local industry leader, AROBS Transilvania Software. The main focus of the laboratory will be on dual-use applications targeting the usage of telco infrastructures for both commercial and defense use cases, including Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) and Quantum-ready cybersecurity solutions (e.g. PQC, QKD). Moreover, the Cluj-Napoca 5G Lab will also investigate the integration of AI-enabled technologies in radio, networking and computing architectures.
Internhip opportunities
Topic: B5G/6G Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) Mentors from Orange: Cristian Patachia / Razvan Mihai
Minimum requirements:
- Problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of radio propagation / antennas
- Knowledge of networking / network architectures
- Programming skills
Development plan during the internship: Familiarization with the following technologies and concepts:
- 5G and IoT networks (architectures, practical implementations in the 5G Lab, equipment)
- Applications for 5G/IoT networks
- Virtualization technologies
- Radar systems
- AI/ML systems for processing radio data for sensing purposes
Field for the bachelor’s thesis: Implementation/simulation of a B5G system for detecting non-connected objects (sensing)
Topic: 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Mentors from Orange: Cristian Patachia / Razvan Mihai
Minimum requirements:
- Problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of radio propagation / antennas
- Knowledge of networking / network architectures
- Programming skills
Development plan during the internship: Familiarization with the following technologies and concepts:
- 5G and IoT networks (architectures, practical implementations in the 5G Lab, equipment)
- Applications for 5G and IoT
- Virtualization technologies
- LEO/MEO/GEO satellite systems
- Cellular-satellite Direct-to-Device (D2D) systems
- The NB-IoT NTN standard
- Simulation systems for 5G NTN
Field for the bachelor’s thesis: Implementation/simulation of a 5G NTN system (including D2D) for data transmission via satellite backhaul
Contact: Virgil.Dobrota@com.utcluj.ro, Razvan.Mihai@orange.com
